water distribution
Municipal plumbing system
Water distribution is the system and process of delivering water from its source to end users.
This includes the network of pipes, pumps, storage tanks, and treatment facilities that move water from reservoirs or treatment plants to homes, businesses, and other points of use: The city's water distribution infrastructure needs significant upgrades.
The term appears in discussions of municipal planning, public health, and resource management.
- aqueductsChannels conveying water distances
- reservoirsBodies storing water supply
- valvesFlow-controlling mechanisms
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- service lineCourt boundary for serves
flow · treatment plants · lead pipes · aquifers · plumbing · storage tanks · pumping stations · hydrants · drinking fountain · filtration systems · pump · river basins · sewage · utility · irrigation · meter · canal · sprinkler
- Shia MourningAshura, Muharram, mourning, lamentation, Husayn ibn Ali
- disaster responsedisaster relief, search and rescue, first responders, emergency preparedness, emergency shelter
- humanitarian aidaid, aid organizations, aid workers, disaster relief, aid agencies
- water resourcesfreshwater, aquifers, aquifer, watersheds, groundwater
- water systemsirrigation ditches, irrigation, pipes, tanks, wells
- utilitieselectricity, public utilities, gas service, gas, power
water distributionwater storage
Holding liquid reserves
water harvesting · rainwater collection · water catchment · water retention · water intake
water distributionwater shutoff
Mechanism stopping pipe flow
water scarcity · water shortage · water restriction · water rationing · drought